Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Ecology and evolution of facilitation among symbionts

  • Flore Zélé,
  • Sara Magalhães,
  • Sonia Kéfi,
  • Alison B. Duncan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06779-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Facilitation is a well-known ecological interaction among free-living species, but symbionts residing in or on a host can also positively affect other symbiont species. Here, the authors review examples of facilitation among symbionts, revealing how facilitation theory can improve understanding of these interactions.